Indians Edge Game 3 to Spoil the Party at Wrigley Field

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Cleveland Indians silenced the Chicago Cubs' ground after its long-awaited return to witness World Series baseball after a narrow, thrilling win where Coco Crisp's run proved the difference

Cleveland Indians silenced the Chicago Cubs' ground after its long-awaited return to witness World Series baseball after a narrow, thrilling win where Coco Crisp's run proved the difference.

Wrigley Field was the host of a World Series clash for the first time in 71 years with the tilt for the championship tied at one apiece. The Chicago attendees would be in for a treat, as the return of the top of the game proved to be a classic.

Andrew Miller created all sorts of problems for the host at bat, throwing vicious sliders from the mounds that prevented hits, let alone runs. He started strongly with a denial of Miguel Montero en route to reaching a record-breaking 15 strikeouts in the postseason.

Back at the other side of the innings, Kyle Hendricks scored six strikeouts, with the Indians managing to connect with the bat, just not with enough conviction to get anything on the scoreboard. That included a close call in the fourth where they had two men on base.

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That was the case until the seventh inning, where veteran Coco Crisp connected with a pinch-hit and allowed Michael Martínez to score from the third base. Barring some late shakes the Indians would end up preserving that lead even with a nervy final bottom inning.

With players on the bases, one hit for the Cubs would have pretty much equalled the game up, But a high throw from Allen got the final strikeout of the game and wrapped things up as Cleveland took a gigantic grasp on the fate of the World Series.